Faith and Family
Unhappy Holidays
Susan Hines-Brigger
October 28, 2025
How do you celebrate Jesus’ birth when you are being dragged down by the reality of death and suffering?
Medicine of Mercy
Susan Hines-Brigger
September 23, 2025
There are a lot of people who could use some “medicine of mercy,” and our faith is calling us to provide it.
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I Walk the Line
Susan Hines-Brigger
July 1, 2025
When my family moved into my parent’s house to care for my dad following my mom’s death, we unknowingly took on a big challenge. And, no, I don’t mean taking care of Dad.
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A Mother’s Loss, Our Gain
Susan Hines-Brigger
May 25, 2025
If you ask any mother what her biggest fear is, the answer is probably going to be something bad happening to her child.
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Beginnings and Endings
Susan Hines-Brigger
January 23, 2025
As a writer, one of the most intimidating but also exciting things is a blank page. On the one hand, it means that the possibilities are endless. But it also means that I have to navigate into new territory.
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Faith and Family: The Joys and Challenges of Caregiving
Susan Hines-Brigger
December 30, 2024
Forever etched in my mind is an image of my oldest daughter, Maddie, sitting at the bedside of her grandma—my mom—at the hospice center shortly before my mom’s death.
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Faith and Family: The Many Faces of Pilgrimage
Susan Hines-Brigger
October 25, 2024
Sometimes, we have to travel to places on our own. Those can be real-life destinations or they can be journeys inward.
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